The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Tuesday, 22nd March 2016 There are 14 across clues and 15 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Tuesday, 22nd March 2016. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: A cheat simply becomes abstruseMETAPHYSICALAAcross 8: Institution has a lot that's not perfectUNIDEALAAcross 9: Opposed to old church in biblical townANTIOCHAAcross 11: Communication when school rejected sanctionNOTELETAAcross 12: Walk in nature's strange waySAUNTERAAcross 13: Creates questionnairesFORMSAAcross 14: Reprobates ultimately bomb boatsBLIGHTERSAAcross 16: Others lie about hostsHOTELIERSAAcross 19: Crew try fruitMANGOAAcross 21: Each heavenly body belonging to an outstanding groupALLSTARAAcross 23: Subsequently the French turned sidewaysLATERALAAcross 24: Eastern Nevada promises to be greenENVIOUSAAcross 25: Willing to examine a noteTESTATEAAcross 26: Don appears after ironing formal wearEVENING DRESSDDown 1: Man inhales oxygen that's less dryMOISTERDDown 2: Doctor helps at mountain rangeTHE ALPSDDown 3: Friend has a supply of food that's tastyPALATABLEDDown 4: Youth leader ’appily listens a long timeYEARSDDown 5: Clued up and enthusiastic about University College HospitalINTOUCHDDown 6: Messenger has porter keeping mailAPOSTLEDDown 7: Expression doctor hears up frontTURN OF PHRASEDDown 10: Ought, in more difficult circumstances, to stop hereHARD SHOULDERDDown 15: Spoke to rudely about American being cut offINSULATEDDDown 17: Test authorised on reflection here in IsraelTEL AVIVDDown 18: Allow insulating material is a disappointmentLET DOWNDDown 18: Allow insulating material is a disappointmentLETDOWNDDown 19: Mike arranged siesta for artistMATISSEDDown 20: Operatic heroine partners French invadersNORMANSDDown 22: Tree product initially stopped during checkRESIN